Root Financial Partners LLC Acquires 4,416 Shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

Root Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 56.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 12,248 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,416 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF were worth $1,786,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC now owns 51,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,592,000 after purchasing an additional 4,208 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 17.2% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 32,910 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,717,000 after purchasing an additional 4,835 shares during the period. M Holdings Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,636,000. UBS Group AG grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 502,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,090,000 after purchasing an additional 20,187 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 13.8% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 30,283 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,445,000 after purchasing an additional 3,671 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.1%

VSS stock opened at $154.11 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $157.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $152.89. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $132.84 and a 12-month high of $162.91.

About Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (the Fund) is an open-end investment company. The fund invests in securities of foreign issuers. The Fund investment objective is to track the performance of the FTSE Global Small Cap ex US Index, which measures the investment return of stocks of international small-cap companies. As of April 30, 2012, the Fund invested in sectors, such as consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, healthcare, industrials, information technology, materials, telecommunication services and utilities.